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Take a Look Inside an Amazing Red Carpet Event This Weekend With Steven Tyler, Kelly Osbourne, and Others!

Of the many events that I attend each year, the Race to Erase MS Gala always ranks near the top. Why? 1) An A-list entertainer is brought in to entertain guests (last year Elton John; this year, Steven Tyler and CeeLo Green). 2) It's for an amazing cause that raises an incredible amount of donations ($1.75 million this year!). 3) It brings out tons of great celebrities to participate (the Osbournes, Natalie Cole, Shemar Moore, Alessandra Ambrosio, Randy Jackson, and others).

An incredible auction took place throughout the night, with tons of sports memorabilia, exotic trips, and celebrity encounters up for bid. Shemar Moore and Steven Tyler hit it off at our adjoining tables. I hit the red carpet in a BCBG design prior to the festivities getting under way.

The Race to Erase MS was founded by Los Angeles philanthropist Nancy Davis in 1993 after being diagnosed with multiple sclerosis. "When we started 21 years ago, there was nothing. Today there are nine drugs on the market. There’s so many types of MS, and there’s some that are curable and others that are harder, but we’re in a really different place now. I keep getting all these letters from people’s lives that have changed, and it’s such a crazy, awesome feeling. It keeps me wanting to do this even though it’s chaotic," Nancy told me.

Teen Wolf's Holland Roden wanted to be in attendance because "my childhood friend told me that this is the most important event for this cause, and if you can be a part of it, get involved. She's a scientist now, so she knows!"

Barry Sloane (Aidan, Revenge) and his wife, Katy, came to the gala last year and "it was just so incredible. We couldn't believe we were thisclose to Elton John." Needless to say, they weren't going to pass up the chance to also see Steven Tyler this year. "But it's also an incredibly important cause. You hope to get to the point where you don’t have to come because we’ve cured MS. So we’ll keep coming until they’ve cured it."

As I mentioned last Monday, the Dancing With the Stars cast always turns out to support Race to Erase MS, especially since DWTS alum Jack Osbourne was diagnosed with the disease. Karina Smirnoff told me she missed being at DWTS to compete each week (she and partner Sean Avery were eliminated during week two), while Candace Cameron Bure admitted that she's working on no nerves (or, at least, minimal nerves!) for tonight's performance. As for Cheryl, I'll have thoughts on a romance between Maks and Meryl coming later tonight in my column.

Seated at my table was Shemar Moore, Eva LaRue, Carmen Electra, Frances Fisher, and others. And right next to us was none other than Steven Tyler, who hardly got to eat his dinner because he kept taking photos and greeting everyone who came over to say hi to him. Such a class act.

Inside the party, I also sat next to Barry and Katy. Check out the mini-piano desserts that were served! I tried to cut mine in half to split it with Barry and Katy, but the other half kind of went flying across the table. Whoops.

Here's some of the video from Steven Tyler's performance. I wasn't the only one trying to caption the moment on my phone. Kelly Osbourne was seen recording most of the intimate concert on hers as well, and you couldn't miss her because she was rocking a newly shorn purple-hue mohawk.

I'm already anticipating next year's musical guest, but, like Barry Sloan said, I look forward to the day when we don't have to come because there's a cure for MS.

To donate for the cause (and purchase the super-chic orange T-shirts that Sharon and Kelly Osbourne helped model), click here.

Photos: WireImage; Jessica Radloff

Jessica RadloffWest Coast entertainment writer. Always trying to make each interview more fun than the last. Obsessed with the St. Louis Cardinals, Scott Speedman, Sprinkles cupcakes--and apparently the letter S.